UMarjan Nahavandi ulilungu le World BEYOND War's Board kwaye i-Iranian-American owakhulela Iran ngexesha lemfazwe Iraq. Wayishiya i-Iran ngolunye usuku emva “kokupheliswa komlilo” ukuze aqhubeke nemfundo yakhe e-US Emva komhla we-9/11 kunye neemfazwe ezalandelayo e-Iraq nase-Afghanistan, uMarjan wanciphisa izifundo zakhe ukuze ajoyine ichibi labasebenzi boncedo e-Afghanistan. Ukusukela kwi-2005, uMarjan uhlala kwaye wasebenza e-Afghanistan enethemba "lokulungisa" oko kwaphulwe amashumi eminyaka emfazwe. Usebenze norhulumente, ongengorhulumente, kunye nabadlali basemkhosini ukujongana neemfuno zabona bantu base-Afghan basesichengeni kwilizwe liphela. Uzibonele ngawakhe ukutshatyalaliswa kwemfazwe yaye uxhalatyiswa kukuba izigqibo zenkoliso yeenkokeli ezinamandla zehlabathi ezingacingisiswanga kakuhle nezingaphucukanga ziya kuqhubeka ziphumela kwintshabalalo engakumbi. UMarjan ubambe iiMasters kwiZifundo zamaSilamsi kwaye ngoku uzinze ePortugal ezama ukubuyela eAfghanistan.
